Head & Neck Cancers

The world-renowned experts at the OSUCCC – James are transforming the way head and neck cancers are prevented, detected, treated and, yes, cured.

Today, cancer is no longer solely defined by location or even by stage. We know there is no routine cancer, and there are no routine head and neck cancers.

Head and neck cancers are complex diseases. Each patient’s cancer is different, behaving differently in the bodies they’re in and calling for a tailored, individualized treatment plan for each patient.

To deliver the most effective head and neck cancer detection and treatment, our internationally renowned experts identify and understand cancer at the biologic and genetic levels, unlocking the molecular code of a patient’s disease and pinpointing what makes each cancer grow — then discovering what stops it.

Our team of head and neck cancer subspecialists spans a broad range of disciplines: from medical and radiation oncologists to head and neck surgeons, dentists, voice and swallowing specialists, molecular and biological pathologists, genetic scientists and more — all specializing in a specific type of head and neck cancer research, prevention, detection, treatment and cure.

It’s that subspecialization and singular focus that enable us to discover, develop and deliver the most targeted therapies for each individual head and neck cancer patient.

And that means our collective expertise leads to improved outcomes, faster responses, fewer side effects and more hope for cancer patients everywhere.

More than 12,000 new cases of laryngeal cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. At the OSUCCC – James, our laryngeal cancer specialists are world-renowned cancer experts who focus solely on laryngeal cancer and who reach across medical disciplines to design the very best treatment plan and therapies to target each patient’s specific cancer.

Lip and oral cavity cancers affect the lips, the front part of the tongue, the gums, the lining of the inside of the cheeks, the bottom of the mouth under the tongue, the roof of the mouth and the area behind the wisdom teeth. The OSUCCC – James physicians are nationally and internationally renowned in research and patient care for lip and oral cavity cancer.

Oropharyngeal cancer is rare and usually occurs in people between 50 and 80 years old. Every patient’s oropharyngeal cancer is different, with different, individually unique genes and molecules driving each person’s specific cancer and the OSUCCC – James specialists design the very best treatment plan and therapies to target each patient’s oropharyngeal cancer.

Cancer or noncancerous growths can develop in or near the base of the skull. There are several types of cancerous and non-cancerous skull base tumors. The tumors may form in the cavities around the eye, nose, throat and sinuses or in or near the brain and brain stem. At the OSUCCC – James, cancer research experts focus on studying skull-base tumor prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

Thyroid cancer is a disease that begins in the cells of the thyroid gland — a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the windpipe. At the OSUCCC – James, our thyroid cancer specialists are world-renowned cancer experts who focus solely on thyroid cancer and who reach across medical disciplines to design the very best treatment plan and therapies to target each patient’s specific cancer.